Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Hong Kong legislature passes controversial China national anthem bill
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Legislative Council passed a controversial national anthem bill on Thursday that would make disrespecting China's national anthem a criminal offence, a move critics s...
Jun 03, 2020
South Korean prosecutors seek arrest warrant for Samsung heir
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors said on Thursday they had requested an arrest warrant against Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee and two former company executives as part of an investigation int...
Jun 03, 2020
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocks Southern California, no immediate reports of damage
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck on Wednesday in the California desert about 150 miles (241 km) northeast of Los Angles the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediat...
Jun 03, 2020
Anti-government ‘Boogaloos’ charged with planning violence at Las Vegas protests
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Three Las Vegas men alleged to be part of the extremist Boogaloo movement have been arrested and charged with planning to cause violence and destruction during protests...
Jun 03, 2020
New charges in Floyd may give prosecutors clearer path to conviction
By Brad Brooks and Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Prosecutors seeking to put a former Minneapolis police officer in prison for the death of George Floyd bolstered allegations on the use of force but stopped...
Jun 03, 2020
Amid pandemic, investors bet on India’s Jio and its giant-killer playbook
By Alexandra Ulmer and Promit Mukherjee MUMBAI (Reuters) - From its Silicon Valley-like campus near Mumbai, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Jio telecom carrier is emerging as a winner from changes ...
Jun 03, 2020
From power lunches to plywood: Vandalized Washington boards up business
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Days after outbursts of arson and vandalism struck downtown Washington following peaceful protests against police brutality, the largely deserted heart of the...
Jun 03, 2020
Asian stocks set to extend gains as stimulus fans recovery hopes
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stronger appetite for riskier assets is set to lift Asian equities on Thursday, as government stimulus expectations support investor confidence in an economic recov...
Jun 03, 2020
U.S. Senate passes bill lengthening coronavirus small business loan terms
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved legislation giving small businesses up to 24 weeks to use Paycheck Protection Program loans created during the coronavirus...
Jun 03, 2020
After long silence, Mattis denounces Trump and military response to crisis
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After long refusing to explicitly criticize a sitting president, former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused President Donald Trump on Wednesday of trying to div...
Jun 03, 2020
